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Topic: Ideas to slightly darken a pale ale (Read 2822 times)

+1 to a little Carafa III or some Midnight Wheat...all color/no flavor, especially if added late in the mash. Also, GMAC's "grain tea" idea if great. Dose near the end of the boil to dial in the color you want.

I ended up using 1 oz of debittered black malt in the MLT, sprinkled onto to the grist after first runnings before adding the sparge water. The color ended up where I wanted it to and I didn't detect any excessive roastiness when I sampled from the carboy.

It looked and tasted good. I will keg it sometime next week. I need to drink some more beer to clear out a keg space. Thanks again for all the advice.